<s>
Kingdoms	B-Application
of	I-Application
Amalur	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Big	O
Huge	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
38	O
Studios	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
Reckoning	O
began	O
in	O
2009	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Amalur	O
setting	O
created	O
by	O
38	O
Studios	O
founder	O
Curt	O
Schilling	O
and	O
writer	O
R	O
.	O
A	O
.	O
Salvatore	O
for	O
their	O
in-development	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
Project	O
Copernicus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
subtitled	O
Re-Reckoning	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
and	O
a	O
third	O
expansion	O
Fatesworn	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdoms	B-Application
of	I-Application
Amalur	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
is	O
a	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
players	O
,	O
taking	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
Fateless	O
One	O
,	O
explore	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
of	O
the	O
Faelands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fateless	O
One	O
's	O
gender	O
,	O
appearance	O
,	O
and	O
race	O
(	O
the	O
human	O
Almain	O
and	O
Varani	O
groups	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Alfar	B-Application
Ljosalfar	O
and	O
Dokkalfar	O
tribes	O
)	O
are	O
customised	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recent	O
arrivals	O
are	O
the	O
mortal	O
races	O
including	O
two	O
tribes	O
of	O
humans	O
,	O
the	O
Ljosalfar	O
and	O
Dokkalfar	O
tribes	O
of	O
the	O
Alfar	B-Application
,	O
and	O
gnomes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reckoning	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
prototype	O
created	O
by	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
developer	O
Big	O
Huge	O
Games	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
alternately	O
known	O
under	O
the	O
codenames	O
"	O
Crucible	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Ascension	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
mutliplatform	O
release	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
(	O
360	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Nelson	O
acted	O
as	O
creative	O
director	O
,	O
whose	O
previous	O
work	O
included	O
Titan	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
prototyping	O
phase	O
,	O
Nelson	O
and	O
Rolston	O
wanted	O
to	O
blend	O
different	O
game	O
genres	O
,	O
with	O
RPG	O
mechanics	O
and	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
elements	O
and	O
the	O
large-scale	O
battles	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Working	O
with	O
writer	O
R	O
.	O
A	O
.	O
Salvatore	O
and	O
artist	O
Todd	O
McFarlane	O
,	O
Schilling	O
had	O
created	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
setting	O
of	O
Amalur	O
for	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
dubbed	O
Project	O
Copernicus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
created	O
by	O
Big	O
Huge	O
Games	O
for	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
,	O
though	O
it	O
needed	O
extensive	O
adjustments	O
to	O
fit	O
both	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
and	O
its	O
multiplatform	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
incorporated	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
to	O
handle	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
used	O
previous	O
experience	O
working	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Morrowind	I-Application
with	O
guiding	O
the	O
player	O
along	O
the	O
main	O
quest	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dialogue	O
system−carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
prototype−combined	O
the	O
menu-based	O
style	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
dialogue	O
wheel	O
made	O
popular	O
by	O
BioWare	O
in	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
theme	O
was	O
his	O
first	O
track	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
Kirkhope	O
deciding	O
on	O
a	O
large	O
orchestral	O
score	O
to	O
match	O
its	O
high	O
fantasy	B-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
character	O
responses	O
for	O
non-essential	O
characters	O
,	O
contrasting	O
against	O
other	O
games	O
including	O
Elder	B-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
titles	O
which	O
had	O
become	O
notorious	O
for	O
repetitive	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
promotion	O
,	O
a	O
crossover	O
was	O
created	O
with	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
with	O
each	O
demo	O
unlocking	O
themed	O
in-game	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
reached	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
surpassing	O
the	O
previous	O
lead	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
:	O
"	O
Though	O
it	O
leans	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
heavily	O
on	O
well-trod	O
genre	O
conventions	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
no	O
denying	O
that	O
Reckoning	O
has	O
a	O
whole	O
lot	O
to	O
offer	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
sheer	O
breadth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
most	O
definitely	O
worthy	O
of	O
the	O
hype	O
it	O
's	O
been	O
getting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
all	O
five	O
stars	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
never	O
a	O
dull	O
moment	O
in	O
Kingdoms	B-Application
of	I-Application
Amalur	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
B+	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
nothing	O
groundbreaking	O
about	O
Reckoning	O
,	O
but	O
fans	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
will	O
still	O
find	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
love.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Flawed	O
but	O
filling	O
the	O
gap	O
nicely	O
between	O
Skyrim	O
and	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
gamers	O
can	O
be	O
content	O
in	O
having	O
a	O
constant	O
flow	O
of	O
RPG	O
goodness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
both	O
console	O
versions	O
each	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
nine	O
,	O
two	O
eights	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
nine	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
34	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdoms	B-Application
of	I-Application
Amalur	I-Application
:	I-Application
Re-Reckoning	I-Application
is	O
a	O
remaster	O
developed	O
by	O
Kaiko	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Re-Reckoning	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Kaiko	O
had	O
previously	O
handled	O
other	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
remasters	O
including	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Darksiders	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
Robert	O
Ramsey	O
of	O
Push	O
Square	O
called	O
Fatesworn	O
"	O
a	O
genuine	O
homage	O
to	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
undeservedly	O
forgotten	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
addition	O
but	O
faulting	O
its	O
side	O
quest	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
